{"product_id":"the-mca-years-2","title":"The MCA Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first complete retrospective of \u003cstrong\u003eNik Kershaw\u003c\/strong\u003e’s early career has been done in conjunction with Nik who has overseen the project. A 10CD box set featuring all of the MCA albums as well as four discs of B-Sides, Remixes, and Extended Mixes, some of which have never appeared on CD before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also includes a live show from Hammersmith released for the first time in its entirety. The DVD features promo videos and the Hammersmith show from 1984 pulled together for the first time. The extensive booklet contains new notes by Paul Sinclair who interviewed Nik about the history and his recollections behind these albums and his life in the 80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNewly mastered audio overseen by Nik Kershaw with Tony Dixon. \u003cstrong\u003eNik Kershaw\u003c\/strong\u003e exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo artist. A string of global hit singles – including ‘\u003cem\u003eWouldn’t it Be Good\u003c\/em\u003e,’ ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Riddle\u003c\/em\u003e’ and his biggest hit, ‘\u003cem\u003eI Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me\u003c\/em\u003e’ – helped to propel him to 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNik\u003c\/strong\u003e appeared at the Live Aid show in 1985 and has also penned hits for other artists, including a UK No. 1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, ‘\u003cem\u003eThe One and Only\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Pop","offers":[{"title":"CDx10","offer_id":50400682934603,"sku":"2198845","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-05-06_at_11.43.56_9b3d79e6_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726514901","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-mca-years-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}